lunes, 22 de diciembre de 2014

Xylylene

Xylylene comprises two isomeric organic compounds with the formula C6H4(CH2)2. These compounds are related to the corresponding quinones by replacement of the oxygen atoms by CH2 groups. ortho- and para-xylylene are best known, although neither is stable in solid or liquid form. Certain substituted derivatives of xylylenes are however highly stable, an example being tetracyanoquinodimethane.
Synthesis and reactivity
p-Xylylene forms upon pyrolysis of p-xylene or, more readily, the α-substituted derivatives (see equation). Upon condensation, p-xylylene dimerizes with moderate efficiency to give p-cyclophane:
Further heating of the p-cyclophane gives poly(para-xylylene).
The reaction of α,α'-dibromo-o-xylene with iron carbonyls affords low yields of the xylylene complex Fe(CO)3[η4-C6H4(CH...

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